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ROBERT JAMIESON (c. 1780-1844)

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Originally appearing in Volume V15, Page 149 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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ROBERT
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JAMIESON (c. 1780-1844)  , Scottish
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antiquary, was
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born in Morayshire . In 18o6 he published a collection of 149 Scarce
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Editions . Two pleasing lyrics of his own were included .
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Scott, through whose assistance he received a
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government
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post at
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Edinburgh, held
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Jamieson in high esteem and pointed out his skill in discovering the connexion between Scandinavian and Scottish legends . Jamieson's
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work preserved much oral tradition which might otherwise have been lost . He was associated with
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Henry
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Weber and Scott in Illustrations of
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Northern Antiquities (1814) . He died on the 24th of
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September 1844 .

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